The question I venture to ask is when Jesus voluntarily engaged a - TopicsExpress



          

The question I venture to ask is when Jesus voluntarily engaged a social outcast like the Samaritan woman in face-to-face conversation, was he performing a ‘political action’ in challenging the political taboos of his society? It has been advanced that Jesus responded not as simply the evangelist, nor the social reformer, but as Jesus the Christ, or the Integral Missionary. We see in that text, the whole of Jesus responding in love to the whole of this woman’s needs, and we see him doing it in word and in deed. This woman clearly had social, emotional and psychological needs, but Jesus met them by openly talking with her. She also had spiritual needs, to know him as a saviour, and Jesus clearly communicates both her need and his ability to meet it. He neither neglects any aspect of who she is, nor any aspect of his responsibility towards her. By his words and his actions he communicates God’s love into the whole of her life and both evangelism and social reform are communicated together. Read more https://createspace/4943826
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 15:37:38 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015